Bushrangers

5 How did you escape from Sarah Island? I stole a whaling boat with others and we sailed through Hell's Gate to the Indian Ocean arriving in the Derwent River.
6 Were you in a gang? Yes I was. 7 How many bushrangers were in the gang? At one time there were 25. 8 What happened in the township of Sorell? We held up the jail in Sorell, taking the guards captive and letting the prisoners go free. Lieutenant Gunn was seriously wounded in the arm. 9 Why were you sometimes know as the "Gentleman bushranger"? I was polite and treated my victims well and I never robbed or insulted women. 10 What was the name of one of your hideouts? Notley Gorge. 11 Is it true that you used hollow trees as a hideout? Yes. 12 How long were you on the run for? About 2 years. 13 Why did you shoot Thomas Kenton? He betrayed me and I was captured by soldiers, but I escaped. I couldn't forgive him for that so I shot him. 14 Who eventually captured you? John Batman. 15 Were you shot in the leg before you surrendered to John Batman? Yes, I was in a gun battle with one of my gang members who betrayed me. 16 On what date will you be hanged? 4th May 1826. 17 What is the name of the jail where you will be hanged? Hobart Jail.

//Brady and his gang//
When [|Matthew Brady] first arrived in Tasmania, he was sent to work on a farm.

[|Matthew]never intentionally killed anyone. He punished his gang members if they hurt or abused anyone or if they were cruel. One time he sat down at a table in someones home (whom he didn't know) as though he was an invited guest. The people who lived there offered him jewellery and valuables which he took with great manners. Once he collected what they had offered he rode away on his horse.

He and his gang held up Sorell in 1813. He and his gang captured the soldiers who were cleaning their muskets and so the soldiers muskets had no fire in them. The gang put the soldiers in jail and let the prisoners out.

On the 4th of May, Matthew Brady and his gang were captured and many hung at Hobart Town. Brady had a [|gang of 17 convicts] and there names were: Bryant, Burns, Connolly, Cowan, Crawford, Downes, Dunne, Griffiths, Lacey, McCabe, Murphy, Perry, Rider, Ryan, Thompson, Tierney, and Williams.



// **__Other Tasmanian bushrangers__** //
Martin Cash was tried at Launceston on the 24th of March 1840, at the age of 33.

Lawrence Kavenagh as tried at Sydney on the 12th of April 1842 at the age of 30. He had some recognizable marks. He had A.D. above the elbow joint on his left arm, he had 2 scars on the palm of his left hand and he had also lost his little finger on his right hand.

George Jones tried at Sydney on the 14th of April 1842 at the age of 30. He had a tattoo of an anchor on his right arm.

Michael Howe was arrested for highway robbery on the 19th of October 1812 at the age of 24. He was latter clubbed to death in October 1818. He tried to escape before he even got to Hobart.

We used these sources to gather our information
For the photo right we contacted Gwen at the Sorell Historical Association The other photo we go it off this site; [] some information we used is from is site:[] We also interviewed Gwen from the Sorell Historical Association.